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amido

amido noun: the univalent radical -NH₂ when attached via a carboxyl group.

Noun

amido (plural amidos)

  1. The univalent radical -NH₂ when attached via a carboxyl group

Forms of amido

pluralamidos

Origin of amido

Apparently amido and amido- are to amide as amino and amino- are to amine. For deeper chemical information about NH₂ groups, see Wikipedia at amido, amide, and amine.

Words formed from amido

Questions about amido

What does amido mean?
Amido means the univalent radical -NH₂ when attached via a carboxyl group.
What part of speech is amido?
Amido is a noun.
What is the plural of amido?
The plural of amido is amidos.

Words near amido in the dictionary

  1. amidium
  2. amidium ion
  3. amidium ions
  4. amidiums
  5. amidmost
  6. amido
  7. amido-
  8. amidoalkyl
  9. amidoalkylation
  10. amidoalkylations
  11. amidoalkyls

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